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NCCCMA Summer Seminar

Thursday, June 21

Agenda	Time
Executive Committee Meeting and Continental Breakfast	9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Registration Desk Open	10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Golf Tournament - Country Club of the Crystal Coast Click Here to Register	Registration begins 10:00 a.m. Shotgun start at noon
Opening Networking Get-Together Hosted by the Sustaining Membership Committee, which works to develop and implement strategies to increase and sustain the membership of the Association and ICMA. Featuring Jolly Mon Jams ~ steel drummer Bill Willetts	6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Friday, June 22

Agenda	Time
Registration Desk Open	7:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Full Buffet Breakfast	7:30 - 8:15 a.m.
General Session: Retrospect: What We Learned Before, During, and After Tom Lundy, retired County Manager, Catawba County Charles Penny, retired City Manager, City of Rocky Mount You are encouraged to bring your spouse or significant other to this session!	8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
Break	9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
General Session: How to Build a Strong Partnership with Your Economic Development Professional This session is being organized through a joint effort with the North Carolina Economic Development Association (NCEDA). Three seasoned economic development professionals will discuss how City/County Managers and Economic Developers can work together to foster economic development in their communities. NCEDA believes that it is important for local economic developers and managers to understand the importance of developing a strong partnerships. Moderator: Rick Hester, County Manager, Johnston County Panelists: Chuck Abernathy, Executive Director, McDowell Economic Development Association; Don Kirkman, Economic Development Director, Carteret County; Dr. Pat Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Appalachian State University	9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Break	10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Threats and Disaster Management in Coastal Communities Now is the time to evaluate and develop a plan for the potential threats and disasters facing your community. Panelists will discuss the vulnerabilities commonly shared across North Carolina and the unique challenges facing coastal communities, and will examine planning, communications, responses, resources, trends lessons learned from direct experiences. Facilitator: David Cotton, County Manager, Onslow County Presenter: Norman Bryson, Emergency Services Director, Onslow County Panelists: Tommy Burns, County Manager, and Jen Sawyer, Emergency Management Coordinator, Carteret County; Sheri Slater, Assistant County Manager, Consolidated Human Services, and Ben Warren, Assistant County Manager, Onslow County	10:45 a.m. - noon (Concurrent Session)
Strategic Plan Implementation: No Dust Allowed This session will delve into key strategies that ensure your strategic plan doesn't become another addition to your dusty bookshelf. Learn how to go from setting vision to accomplishing initiatives that lead to goal achievement. And learn how the City of Durham has prioritized implementation since the creation of its first Strategic Plan in 2011. We will also share examples from communities of a variety of sizes. Speaker: Josh Edwards, Assistant Budget Director of Strategy & Performance, Innovation Team Director, City of Durham	10:45 a.m. - noon (Concurrent Session)
Luncheon and General Session: Time to Yield What Is Impossible to Keep Entertaining and insightful political consultant John Davis connects all major state, national, and international political developments, trends and advantages to forecast the likely winners of 2018 state and federal elections. Speaker: John Davis	Noon - 1:15 p.m.
Reflection on My Year as President John Connet, City Manager, City of Hendersonville	1:15 - 1:30 p.m.
NCACC and NCLM Updates	1:45 - 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon on Your Own
Reception	6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 23

Agenda	Time
Registration Desk Open	7:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Full Buffet Breakfast and Business Meeting	7:30 - 9:15 a.m.
Break	9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
General Session: The Political Future: Bending the Trajectory of Our Partisan Trends Keith Allred	9:30 a.m. - noon